Affirmed. For opinion on former appeal, see 243 S.W. 519. Thompson, Barwise Wharton, of Fort Worth, for appellant.
It has long been a settled legal proposition in this state that a defense of contributory negligence, not inferable from the allegations of plaintiff's pleadings, and not conclusively shown by the evidence, must, in order to be available to a defendant, be specially pleaded by him. "In most jurisdictions, as a general rule," says the text of Corpus Juris, "contributory negligence is regarded as a special and affirmative defense, which in order to be available to defendant must be specially pleaded by him." 45 C.J. 1115, ยง 692. Decisions of Texas courts cited as supporting the text are: Dublin Cotton Oil Co. v. Jarrard, 91 Tex. 289, 42 S.W. 959; Missouri P. Ry. Co. v. Watson, 72 Tex. 631, 10 S.W. 731; Texas N. O. Ry. Co. v. Rooks (Tex.Com.App.) 292 S.W. 536; Fort Worth, etc., Ry. Co. v. Lovett (Tex.Civ.App.) 243 S.W. 519; Jones v. Sunshine Groc. Co. (Tex.Civ.App.) 236 S.W. 614; International G. N. Ry. Co. v. Ash (Tex.Civ.App.) 204 S.W. 668; Missouri, K. T. Ry. Co. v. Whitsett (Tex.Civ.App.) 185 S.W. 406; Lewis v. Texas, etc., Ry. Co., 57 Tex. Civ. App. 585, 122 S.W. 605; St. Louis S.W. Ry. Co. v. Gammage (Tex.Civ.App.) 96 S.W. 645; Dupree v. Alexander, 29 Tex. Civ. App. 31, 68 S.W. 739; San Antonio, etc., Ry. Co. v. Belt (Tex.Civ.App.) 46 S.W. 374; Missouri, K. T. Ry. Co. v. Jamison, 12 Tex. Civ. App. 689, 34 S.W. 674; Western Union Tel. Co. v. Apple (Tex.Civ.App.) 28 S.W. 1022. See, also, Brown v. Sullivan, 71 Tex. 470, 10 S.W. 288. Other, and mostly later, cases supporting the proposition may be cited as follows: Liner v. United States Torpedo Co. (Tex.Com.App.) 12 S.W.2d 552; Roscoe, S. P. Ry. Co. v. Taylor (Tex.Civ.App.) 191 S.W. 1175; Dunn v. Texas Coca-Cola Bottling Co. (Tex.Civ.App.) 84 S.W.2d 545; Northcutt v. Magnolia Pet. Co. (Tex.Civ.App.) 90 S.W.2d 632; Leonard Bros. v. Zachary (Tex.Ci
The allegation in respect to the state license number should be treated as mere surplusage; a plaintiff is only required to allege and prove the substance of an issue. Fort Worth D.C. Ry. Co. v. Lovett (Tex.Civ.App.) 243 S.W. 519; Fishburn Motor Co. v. Davis (Tex.Civ.App.) 287 S.W. 1101. The charge of the court on the proposition of evidence was substantially correct.